Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-09

patches, etc., etc. The advertisements are classi-
fed as follows: Auction Sales Educational Pro
posals, Books, Summer Resorts, Hotels, Ladies'
Goods. Family Supplies, Sewing Machines Gen.
tlemen's Goods. Attorneys, Professional, The
Trades, Specialties, Housefurn1shings Pianos and
Organs. Wood and Coal, Financial, Medical,
Railroads. Potomac River Boats, Steamers, Den
tistry, Undertakers.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve-
nue, $2ss7, 113; customs, S942, ,4SS.
THE LEAVE Of Chaplain Geo. 6. Mullin. 25th
infantry, has been extended until further orders
on account OF disability.
THE UNFINISHED CRUIsERs.-Secretary Whitney
has referred to the Attorney General the question
whether the work on the partially completed
cruisers can be continued from unexpended bal
ances OF other appropriations in view OF the fail
ure OF the deficiency bill
HORSE SHOE FOR SECRETARY MANNrNa.-The
messengers of the Treasury department to-day
presented Secretary Manning with handsome
forai horse shoe OF very large size, accompanied
Dy letter OF compliment and good wishes.
REPRESENTATIVE ANDERSON, OF Ohio. who re-
tired from Congress On the 4th of March, left for
nome this afternoon, accompanied by his wife,
He is thinking OF opening law ofice in Washing
ton but mas not fully decided to do so yet.
DESIGNS FOR NEW NAVAL vEssE1s.-The Secre-
tary OF the Navy has received designs for two
6OOOton naval vessels from four different persons
These designs have been submitted under q c1rcu-
lar Issued last August by the Navy department to
all marine architects, engineers manufacturers
naval constructors steam engineers &c. at home
and abroad, Offering SIS, 600 for suitable design
1or a 6OOo-ton armored cruiser and $4,000 for as
pOWeriul an armOred battle ship as can be OBJ
talned on 5000 tons displacement. The cOnstruc-
t1on OF both these vessels was authorized by the
act OK august 3 1886. The designs submitted will
De carefully examined, and one Of each type will
De selected More designs are expected before the
selections are made.
SENATOR CAMERON went up to the residence Of
his father, Hon. Simon Cameron, In Pennsylvania,
Yesterday, . y, and d will return to Washington TO-
morrow. Mr. Simon Cameron celebrated the SSth
anniversary OF his birthday yesterday.
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION between Guate-
mala andMexico has been opened up by the exten-
sion, on February 5th last, of the Mexican land
lines to Guatemala.
MOVEMENTS OF US. NAVAL vEssEIs.-The Galena
arrived at Aspinwal Monday. The Alert arrived
at Mazatlan yesterday.
PENSION CASE DECISIONS TO BE PRINTED-The In
ter1or department has made arrangements to have
the Secretary'S decisions In Pension cases since
the first OF January last printed at the govern
ment printing Office.
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULruRE CorMAN left
washington yesterday morning for New orleans
70 select plantation upon which to begin the
experiment in the manufacture of cane sugar by
the diffusion process.
MISSIONS ALONG THE CoNGo.-The consul at
Sierra Leone Africa, has sent to the Department. of
State description OF steamer now being con-
structed in England for the use of Bishop VIM.
Taylor, who will start from Stanley Pool, going uD
The Congo IS miles into the populOus country dis
Go eoSsred by Dr. Pogge and Lieut.. Weismannin in
1883 Inc plan Is TO start from the coast and ex-
tend chains OF missions easterly into the Interior
ordered to command the Pacific station, per
steamer of April list; Lieut.. Chas E vreeland to
duty in the bureau OF navigation April 18th;
Pay P;aymasteF Geo. 3. Read, Chief En-,
Aston and cadet Engineer AnoTs%g oFngnser Mer
Alllster, TO the Ossipee; Lieut.. Commander JOS
E. Craig, detached from the vandalia on arriving
at panama and ordered to take passage on the
first steamer for Yokohama to take command of
the Paios; Asst. Eng. r. T. Hall. from the Norfolk
n navy n vaIu ana @ ORDERED 70 the osslpee Ensign B.
granted three months leave. Assistant Engineer
VIM F. Durand to duty at theWorcester, Mass free
from the coast survey and granted three months
leave. Lieut.. Commander Thomas Nelson from
the Palos and ordered home.
FoREsHADowNG THE TELEPHoNE.-in view OF the
present contention In regard to the invention of
the telephone, the following paragraph, which we
clip from copy OF the National InteMgencer,
'Galignant describes an extraordinary cOntrivance
IOr transmitting sound to very long distances
which has just been presented to the Academy OF
sciences by the AbDe LabOrde. AS the action OF
the electric fluid may be transmitted to any dis
tance, 1T follows, says Galignani, that, II prop
have described may enable persons In Paris to
hear tune played in London, or even at ST. Peters
burg"
ALL DREDGING OPERATIONS in Norfolk harbOr
have been summartly stopped by orders from this
city. The failure Of the appropriation has made it
necessary to retain part OF the old apprOpria-
tion as reserve fund.
WORK ON THE OssIPEE.-Hands were taken into
the Norfolk navy yard Monday to work on the
steamer Ossipee. Naval Constructor W H. varney
was there to assist In holding a survey on the
vessel to estimate the repairs necessary.
ARMY ORDERs--The following transfers have
been ordered upon the application of the officers
concerned: First Lieut. A. c. Ducat, jr., from the
Sd cavalry to the oath infantry, CO. E. Fort Sill,
gath init. to Sd cav, troop L, Fort Davis, Texas
1st Lieut.. John II. Il. Pesline 18th Infantry
granted six months leave for disability. lst Lieut.
leave. Leave OF 1st Lieut. r. n Getty, 2ed inran-
try. extended two months. Fifty recruits
have been ordered to the departments OF Texas
and Arizona, A for the 10th infantry and l3 for
18th infantry.
VIRGINIA PosrMAsTERs.-Fourth-c postmas
tiers in Virginia have been appointed as follows
W. j. Hearing, Hearing, Norfolk county; NJ. w.
Smith, SOnerton, NanSemOnd county: David
Puckett, TarpOn, Dickinson county. New offices
have been established and postmasters ap-
pointed follows: Mamie G. HOrsely Mons
Bedford county; Hezekiah Pigg, P1ggs, Pittsyl-
van1a county, and L. d. Winston, Winston, Cul-
peper county.
SECRETARY MANNING has arranged to make trip
to Europe for the benefit of his health He win
leave this city tomorrow for New York and take
the steamer sailing from there on Tuesday next
He Will be accompanied by his wife and family
and Treasurer Jordan.
Selling Naval Information.
THE DISNISSED BRITISH FOREMAN-CAPT. MCKBORNE's
BOOK.
Relative to the reported dismissal of foreman
In the English naval workshops at Chatham, for
selling Information, plants Of vessels, torpedoes
&C., to this government it is said at the Navy de-
partment that as far as this government Is con-
cerned there is absolutely truth in the charge
In this connection the fact Is recalled that Cap
tain H1ckbOrne published q work about year ago
On British docks and dock yards which 1t was said
contained Information furnished to him In con-
ndence and not for publication. subsequently
the author explained the facts satisfactorily but
IL Is possible that the discharge OF the foreman
Just reported Is result OF Captain HickbOrne's
publication.
In Favor Of Judge Smells Promotion.
prominent District democrat said to q STAR
reporter to-day that he was In favor OF Judge
Smell being promoted to the vacancy on the bench